WINDHOEK, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Namibia is targeting a 70 percent electrification rate in the capital city's informal settlements by 2030, said Natangue Ithete, deputy prime minister and minister of ...

KABUL, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Germany has deported 81 Afghan nationals, marking the second group deportation since the Afghan interim government assumed power in August 2021, a spokesman for the Afghan ...

JAKARTA -- An Indonesian court on Friday sentenced former Trade Minister Thomas Trikasih Lembong to four years and six months in prison for corruption related to sugar imports during his tenure ...

ISLAMABAD, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 193 people have been killed and 544 others injured across Pakistan as heavy monsoon rains triggered widespread flooding and rain-related accidents since late ...

COLOMBO, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lankan police have arrested 3,283 suspects linked to drug trafficking and related crimes in a week-long special operation that began on July 11, police said on Friday.

KAMPALA, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Premier League champion Vipers Sports Club has appointed Belgium's Ivan Minnaert as its new head coach, the club announced on Friday. The 58-year-old experienced ...

KIGALI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Braving the heat and dust in Rwanda's southern Gisagara District, more than 100 students and teachers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) recently arrived in ...

BEIJING, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday held a meeting with new energy vehicle (NEV) industry players on regulating market competition.

NEW DELHI, July 18 (Xinhua) -- India's foreign exchange reserves fell 3.064 billion U.S. dollars to 696.672 billion dollars during the week ending on July 11, according to the central bank on Friday.

ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Arab Emirates and host Uganda both recorded wins as the Pearl of Africa T20 Series entered Day 2 on Friday at the Entebbe Cricket Oval in Entebbe.

LOS ANGELES, July 18 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed Friday morning after an apparent explosion at a police training facility in Southern California, local media reported. Enditem ...

Four fatalities were confirmed and one man remained unaccounted for at 6:00 a.m. local time (2100 GMT Thursday), according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. (South Korea-Heavy Rain) ...